Ex Machina

Date/Time: 15 Jun 2018 - 23 Jun 2018

Screenplay by Alex GarlandAdapted and directed by Finn Caldwell

'The real test is to show you she is a robot. Then see if you still feel she has a consciousness.'

Puppetry will come to NIDA this June, as international director and puppeteer Finn Caldwell directs Alex Garland’s Ex Machina. Finn’s distinguished puppetry credits include international stage hit and West End shows War Horse and Groundhog Day.

At a time in history when the event of genuine Artificial Intelligence is becoming increasingly likely, Ex Machina provokes ethical and moral questions about our relationship with this next evolutionary step.

Running time 90 minutesEx Machina will be performed in one act and will not include an interval.

Featuring NIDA final year BFA Acting and final year BFA Costume, Properties and Objects, Staging, and Technical Theatre and Stage Management students, with students of the MFA Design for Performance and Diploma of Musical Theatre.